Identifier: youngnimrodsinno00knox (find matches)
Title: The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896
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Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers

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ll often find the blue-fish near them, and if the school is alarge one the havoc will be very great. One way to find where they areis to watch the gulls flying over the water; they indicate the position ofthe menhaden, and these again indicate the position of the blue-fish. If you happen to take one, you must look out how you draw himinto the boat. Keep the line taut, or he will shake himself free. Some-times he jumps out of the water six or eight feet in the direction of theboat, and by so doing gains slack enough to shake the hook from hismouth ; and when you get him in the boat you must look out for his THE FIRST BITE. 153 teeth, as they are very sharp, and can inflict a severe wound. The squidsare bitten and scarred by his teeth, and the lines must be protected bywire for the last foot or two of their length, to prevent their being bittenoff bv the fish when he seizes the bait. His jaws are like iron, and he can— 55 Further remarks were suddenly postponed for the present. Almost
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AMONG THE BLUE-FISH. simultaneously the three lines were straightened out, and the holdersthereof felt a tingle in their fingers that extended up to their shoulders,and thence down to their toes. They had struck a school of blue-fish, andfor a few minutes the sport was of the most exciting character. The boysobeyed the injunction of the Doctor, and kept their lines as taut as possi-ble. George brought his fish into the boat safely, but the one on Harrys 154 THE YOUNG NIMRODS. line managed to free himself, mucli to the young gentlemans disappoint-ment. The boatman swung the tiller around a little, so as to slackenspeed, and make the work of hauling in less difficult; but even with thisaid the boys had all they wished to do. The captured hsh were droppedinto the bottom of the boat, and in three or four minutes all was quiet again. Well go back and give them another try, said the skipper, as hebrought the boat around to sail once more through the school. o o The trial proved successful,

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